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    Treating psychological trauma at sea: "We are humbled by their courage."
    Europe
    Treating psychological trauma at sea: "We are humbled by their courage."
    When people are pulled to safety bysearch and rescueteams in theMediterranean, many carryinvisible psychological wounds from the trauma that forced th...
    Search and Rescue
    War and conflict
    Medical care in Kunduz, Afghanistan: Making it work
    Afghanistan
    Medical care in Kunduz, Afghanistan: Making it work
    Fighting in the city of Kunduz in north-eastern Afghanistan ended on 8 August. During the clashes, Doctors Without Borders /Médecins Sans Frontières (...
    Surgery and trauma care
    War and conflict
    Afghanistan: “Treating patients is our responsibility. There’s a lot of work on our shoulders.”
    Afghanistan
    Afghanistan: “Treating patients is our responsibility. There’s a lot of work on our shoulders.”
    After months of fighting on the outskirts of Herat in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, also known as the Taliban, took control of the ...
    War and conflict
    Afghanistan: Uncertainty, but still full hospitals
    Afghanistan
    Afghanistan: Uncertainty, but still full hospitals
    After the rapid transfer of power in Afghanistan there has been a big shift in the health context. Doctors Without Borders /Médecins Sans Frontières (...
    War and conflict
    OpEd: Will we talk to the Taliban? Why not, we always have
    Afghanistan
    OpEd: Will we talk to the Taliban? Why not, we always have
    On Sunday, August 15, after months of intense fighting, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, also known as the Taliban) entered the capital city o...
    War and conflict
    South Sudan: A record of the consequences of violence since independence
    South Sudan
    South Sudan: A record of the consequences of violence since independence
    On 9 July 2021, the Republic of South Sudan marked its tenth birthday. This significant milestone is also marred by the bloody legacy of its first dec...
    War and conflict
    Haiti: Maintaining health care amid extreme violence and uncertainty
    Haiti
    Haiti: Maintaining health care amid extreme violence and uncertainty
    The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse last week brought global attention to the current political turmoil in Haiti, but the country had already...
    War and conflict
    Insha'allah: How I Find Hope on a Maternity Ward in Yemen
    Yemen
    Insha'allah: How I Find Hope on a Maternity Ward in Yemen
    Obstetrician Sabrina shares the heartbreak and hope experienced by mothers and staff on a maternity ward in the city of Taiz, Yemen.
    Maternal health
    Child health
    Women’s health
    War and conflict
    Yemen: The struggle to access antenatal care in Al Qanawis
    Yemen
    Yemen: The struggle to access antenatal care in Al Qanawis
    Like most other women in her village, Fatima, 17, had no access to antenatal care during her pregnancy. She recently gave birth to her second child in...
    Maternal health
    Women’s health
    War and conflict